PVC Stop Beads - Stop Beads for Rendering and Plastering

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stop beads for rendering and plastering applications.

Features and benefits:

• Designed to provide function and speed on all external and internal rendering and plastering applications.
• Gives a good finish to every type of render, whether it be through colour or a traditional sand and cement.
• Available in a variety of colours.
• Manufactured from exterior grade, impact resistant, UV-stable PVC, providing a cost effective alternative to stainless steel beads.
• Will not to stain or corrode (like with galvanized steel beads), reducing spalling and impact damage.
• Reduced installation time.
• Not affected by severe weather conditions, and can be specified in areas of high moisture or high salt.
• Fast and easy to cut to length with tin snips or a fine toothed hacksaw, and is safer to handle than cut metal.
• Fixing is no different from steel beads, and standard industry practice can be followed.
• Supplied in 2.5 and 3.0 m lengths.
• Durable; impact resistant and dissipates shock waves.
• Can be cleaned or painted in the same way as render.
• Has a high recycled content, as much as 100% for white, and the product is fully recyclable.
• Eliminates cold bridging; suitable for all habitable climates.
• Fit for purpose for the lifetime of the render; at least 25 years.
• Low Ecopoint score of 0.004 kg.
• Ecologically benign; non-hazardous in water; non-hazardous if ingested; does not release substances into the atmosphere.

Performance/ Approvals:

• Manufactured in accordance with the British and European standard for the design requirements of metal beads and lath (BS EN 13658-2: 2005).
• BBA certified.
• Class 1Y fire rated.
• Manufactured in accordance with the British and European Standard for the design and application of external render (BS EN 13914-1: 2016), which stipulates that only PVC beads and stainless steel beads can be used in all applications including situations of high atmospheric or background moisture and high atmospheric or background salt.